XLR8R — Though the group hasn't previously appeared on XLR8R, we've quietly admired the synth-wielding Brooklyn trio Forma since it released its self-titled debut LP last year via the Emeralds-affiliated Editions Mego imprint Spectrum Spools. As su... more info

Perez Hilton — Girl slips and slides all over the melody scale with that unique, quivering voice of hers! Ethereal beauty Florence Welch brought her whole musical machine to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon recently and performed a special, stripped down version of dyn... more info

XLR8R — After the Ohio-reared Emeralds released its excellent Does it Look Like I'm Here? LP in 2010 (we chose it as our thirteenth favorite release of the year), the trio of synth explorers went on to release a handful of solo endeavors (including Stev... more info

Guardian Music — Robin Hill Country Park, Isle of WightBestival is, the lead singer of Django Django robustly notes, "the first festival we've played in Britain this year where it isn't pissing down". As is so often the case, the weather seems to have affected the wh... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Video of the DayArtist: Joanne Weaver Video: "Black Coffee" Highlight: "Here's me performing an old classic, 'Black Coffee,' in a spacey, surreal, David Lynch-ian fashion," Joanne Weaver tells Spinner. "It was directed by John Byrne , w... more info

Kings of A&R — Florence and the Machine’s Spectrum was the most-streamed song in the UK this week.  But, what does this mean? “It means streaming music is the fastest-growing sector of the industry, overtaking downloads, which are due to see an increase of 8.5... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Gary War at Union Pool in 2011 (more by Nikki Sneakers) As mentioned, Gary War released his new album, Jared's Lot, on July 24 via Spectrum Pools and played a record release show for it in NYC at Le Poisson... more info

XLR8R — Russia's beat scene is far from frigid; if anything, a listen to one of Moscow's brightest stars, 813, will prove otherwise. The young beatsmith turned heads back in January when he dropped his Spectrum Riff EP, and before that, his helter... more info

Perez Hilton — Florence Welch you are the MASTER of hitting every pleasing AND piercing note and in the music Spectrum! Poor Flo had to silence her unique voice on doctor's orders after something snapped(!) in her throat, but girl has returned from her medical resp... more info

ContactMusic — Florence And The Machine have reached their very first number one in the singles charts with Spectrum Say My Name The band fronted by Florence Welch has knocked Maroon 5 Feat Wiz Khalifas Payphone off the top of the chart relegating them into... more info